In a review of nearly 120,000 patients, 31% taking opioids developed C. diff, compared to 17% not taking them Opioids may weaken immunity and disrupt healthy gut bacteria, making infection more likely ...
Nov. 22 - What started as a routine root canal ended with the tragic passing of kindergarten teacher Peggy Lillis in 2010. Lillis had developed Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection after ...
ATLANTA -- A tapered and pulsed course of vancomycin was not significantly better than a standard course of the drug for treating a first or second recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection, a ...
C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to ...
A nephrology unit at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital has lowered Clostridioides difficile infections by 90% since 2023. Leaders at the hospital credit the progress to the Comprehensive Unit-based ...
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The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on April 4 in ...
Matthew Munneke, left, and Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH, use anaerobic chambers to study bacteria like C. diff that die in the presence of oxygen. The pathogen C. diff — the most common cause of health ...
The order, which President Trump may sign on Thursday, will lay the groundwork for eventually shuttering the agency, reassigning some of its primary duties. By Michael C. Bender Zolan Kanno-Youngs and ...
(RTTNews) - Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACXP) Monday announced that its lead antibiotic candidate, ibezapolstat, is advancing to international Phase 3 clinical trials for treating C. difficile ...
Signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity, shorter duration of IBD, and previous corticosteroid use and hospitalisation were associated with Clostridioides difficile infection in patients ...
A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Taboga Island in Panama on May 21, 2021 - Copyright AFP NISHA BHANDARI A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer vaccine ...